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Critics say Florida aims to rewrite history by rejecting African American studies

Giulia Heyward

January 27, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state rejected the African American studies course because education "is about the pursuit of truth, not the imposition of ideology or the advancement of a political agenda." (AP)

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